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CM9423 An Irish Blessing DiOrio / SATB with Piano

An Irish BlessingD O M I N I C k D I O R I O

SATB Voices with Piano

Duration: 4:31

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Flowing, sweetly (q = 88)Traditional Gaelic DOMINICK DiORIO

An Irish Blessingfor SATB Voices with Piano*

Commissioned by the Texas Choral Directors Association for the TCDA Middle School / Junior HS Honor Choir 2015 — Dr. Andrea Ramsey, conductor

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All rights reserved, including performance rights.

Piano

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mf p

Soprano, Alto

May

p lyricalunis.

the road

non-cresc, floated

rise up to meet you,

May the wind be al ways at your back.

May the sun shine warm u pon your

* Prefatory notes and a biography of the composer are available for download at http://carlfischer.com.

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face, and rains fall soft u pon your

mp

fields.Tenor

May

mp

the road rise up to meet you,Bass

May

mp

the road rise up to meet you,

p

8ba

mp

Alto

May

mf

the

May the wind be al ways at your back. May

mf

the

May the wind be al ways at your back. May

mf

the

mf

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38rit.

rit.

Soprano

and

p

rains

sun shine warm u pon your face, and

p

rains

sun shine warm u pon your face, and

p

rains fall

sun shine warm u pon your face, and

p

rains fall

p

fall soft u pon your fields.

fall soft u pon your fields. And

pp

un til we meet a

soft u pon your fields.

soft u pon your fields. And

pp

un til we meet a

Opt. accompaniment

pp

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a tempo (q = 88)

a tempo (q = 88)

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May

mf

the road rise up to

gain,

mf

May

mf

the road rise up to

gain,

mf Opt. Baritone

May the road rise

mf

meet you, be

May

mf

the wind be

meet you,

May

mf

the wind be

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53 molto rit.

molto rit.

al ways at your back. May

f

the

al ways at your back. May

f

the

be al ways at your back. May

f

the

al ways at your back.

f

sun shine warm u pon your

sun shine warm u pon your

sun shine warm u pon your

And

f

un til we meet a

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Tempo primo (q = 88)

Tempo primo (q = 88)

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warm u pon your face, and rains fall soft u pon your

warm u pon your face, and rains fall soft u pon your

warm u pon your face, and rains fall soft u pon your

warm u pon your face, and rains fall soft u pon your

fields.

mf

And un til we

fields.

mf

And un til we

fields.

mf

And un til we

fields.

mf

And un til we

mp mf

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78molto rit.

molto rit.

meet a gain,

fp f

And un

meet a gain,

fp f

And un

meet a gain,

fp f

And un

meet a gain,

fp f

And un

til we meet a gain,

fp

til we meet a gain,

fp

til we meet a gain,

fp

til we meet a gain,

fp

f

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Broadly (q = 72)

Broadly (q = 72)

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86 rall.

rall.

May

ff

God

top note, a few only

hold you, May God hold you, May

f lyrical

God

May

ff

God hold you, May God hold you, May

f lyrical

God

May

ff

God hold you, May God hold you, May

f lyrical

God

May

ff

God hold you, May God hold you, May

f lyrical

God

ff

Opt. accompaniment

fff

hold you in the palm of his

hold you in the palm of his

hold you in the palm of his

hold you in the palm of his

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Slower still (q = 66)

Slower still (q = 66)

90

poco rit.

poco rit.

97 a tempo (q = 66)

a tempo (q = 66)

hand. May

mf

God hold you in the palm of

mp

his hand.

hand.

mf

of

mp

his hand.

hand.

mf

May God hold you in the palm May

mp

God hold you,

hand.

mf

May

mp

God hold you,

mp mp

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mf

May

p

God hold you

May

p

God hold you

MayGod hold you, May

p

God hold you

MayGod hold you, May

p

God hold you

p

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Tempo primo (q = 88)

Tempo primo (q = 88)

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in the palm of his

in the palm of his

in the palm of his

in the palm of his

hand.

pp

hand.

pp

hand.

pp

hand.

pp

p

8va

pp

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